May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump promised U.S. troops in Qatar on Thusday to end conflicts, not start them, but warned he would "never hesitate to wield American power to defend the United States or our partners," stressing that included the Gulf emirate.
"When we are threatened, America's military will answer our enemies without even thinking about it -- overwhelming force and devastation," he said in a speech at Al Udeid Air Base, southwest of Doha, the largest American military facility in the region.
Trump went on to announce plans for a military parade in Washington and two separate holidays to mark the end of the two World Wars and a pay rise for the military.
"My 2026 budget includes an across the board pay rise, pay raises for each and every one of you, substantial pay raises," he said, joking that maybe they wouldn't want to take them "for the good of the country."
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